BNS section 279 to IPC section 277: Fouling water of public spring or reservoir
BNS section 279 maps to IPC section 277.
Description
The u pper limit of the imprisonment is increased from three months to six months and fine is increased from five hundred to five thousand rupees.
Punishment
The available mapping record does not specify a punishment.
Notes
This section correspondence is a research aid, not a statement that the provisions are identical. Verify the current statutory text, commencement and case-specific applicability before relying on it.
Official Government of India source for the new criminal laws